Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) — South Carolina

The Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program builds resilience in the middle of the food supply chain, providing more and better markets to small farms and food businesses and supporting the development of value-added products for consumers. It is administered by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) under a cooperative agreement with USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.

Funds support expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products, including specialty crops, dairy, grains for consumption, aquaculture, and other food products, excluding meat and poultry.

The application period closed March 1, 2024. Awards have been made and the funding period runs through May 24, 2027.

Stakeholders may include small and underserved business owners, historically underserved farmers or ranchers, and other businesses that qualify under the SBA categories of small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, and veteran-owned small businesses.

Infrastructure Grant Application Period: December 20, 2023 – March 1, 2024. Simplified Equipment-Only Grant Application Period: December 20, 2023 – February 9, 2024. RFSI funding period runs through May 24, 2027. Contact rfsi@scda.sc.gov.